Marta Kos speaks in Pristina: Dialogue with Belgrade is crucial on way to European Union membership

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EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos stated today that Pristina's path to membership in the European Union directly depends on success in the dialogue with Belgrade and implementation of reforms.

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After meeting with Prime Minister of the provisional institutions in the technical mandate Albin Kurti, she said that the process of accession is not determined by specific deadlines, but by the results achieved by the candidates.

"The more successful Kosovo is in implementing reforms and the more successful it is in the Pristina-Belgrade dialogue, the greater the chances that we can start negotiations. So this is the political part," Kos said, according to Pristina-based Koha.

The EU commissioner asked political actors in Pristina to find solutions to achieve institutional stability.

Kurti told a joint press conference that the European Union should move towards granting candidate status to Pristina and opening membership negotiations, claiming that the renewed momentum of EU enlargement should result in "the well-deserved progress of Kosovo".

He believes that Pristina needs the recognition of the European Union for the progress achieved in terms of "democracy, economy and the rule of law".

Marta Kos is in Pristina today, her first visit since she was appointed as EU Commissioner for Enlargement in late 2024.

Kos also met with the acting president of the provisional institutions, Albulena Haxhiu, and representatives of civil society.

(Telegraf.rs/Tanjug)